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Played for just thirty minutes, saving at the same save point, but this felt fun and productive. Got to try out Steiner for a spin as a playable character - he seems more tank-ish than Zidane. The tree-cage enemies are actually pretty annoying to fight; I have to use a few potions on both Zidane and on Garnet (and later Vivi) to take these guys down, though we're immediately sent back due to their spreading spores into our friends' pores. Ick.

I'm enjoying the kind of lighthearted tone. While the shipwreck is pretty dark still, Zidane is way more fun than Cloud or Squall. I think going from age 21 -> 18 -> 16 was a pretty conscientious decision on Square's part. There are plenty of jokes about him just chasing a cute girl, and people are basically on board with it.

Another fun aspect is the Moogles as save points. They're just over-the-top cute - like who asked for this? Doesn't matter, it's pretty great regardless.

After a quick duel with our boss, we've gotten the go-ahead to rescue Garnet, and now we get to build up our party to three with both Steiner and Vivi. The adventure begins anew next time!

These ATEs are so utterly random of a mechanic, but I'm kind of liking them. What exactly inspired this?! Who can say.